Travel Information

By Road – Ideally located in the North East of England. Follow brown and white tourist board signs bearing a horse and rider from the A1, A19 and main approach roads to Newcastle. A taxi from Newcastle City Centre/ Newcastle Central Station will cost approximately £10.

By Bus – Numbers 43 and 44 leave from Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle City Centre every few minutes and arrive at a stop just outside the racecourse road entrance. There is a free shuttle bus service on Friday and weekend race days that runs from Four Lane Ends & Regent Centre Metro Stations to the racecourse, beginning an hour and a half before racing running till the first race time, and then returns from the racecourse to the same metro stations directly after racing.

By Rail – Newcastle Central Station is the closest main line station, and it is approximately 15 minutes and £10 to the racecourse by taxi. Regent Centre and Four Lane Ends Metro Stations are situated 2 miles from the racecourse and a shuttle bus operates on Friday and weekend race days (more info above).

By Air – Newcastle International Airport is situated 6 miles from the racecourse and is easily accessible.
Helicopters can land at the racecourse, please contact directly for details.

Past performers

Lindisfarne, Madness, UB40

Fun facts

The highlight of Newcastle’s year is the Northumberland Plate meeting in June, a three-day fixture that also includes the Gosforth Park Cup and the Chipchase Stakes. The ‘Plate’ – also known as the Pitmens’ Derby – is a two-mile handicap and often billed as a Northern Hemisphere Melbourne Cup.

Newcastle Racecourse was also the home of the world’s first socially distanced venue – The Virgin Money Unity Arena!

Accessibility

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